Question

bio. H.W. please help! Describe the structure of amino acids, including what makes amino acids different from each other.

Answer 1

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If a food product contained fatty acids and glycerol molecules but no triglycerides, could it be advertised as fat free? Explain how this advertisement could be misleading.

Answer 2

amino acids are made up of proteins and the way that they are different is by the mRNA code it resembles to.

hope that helps :D

Answer 3

First of all, proteins are made amino acids - not the other way around.
Second, all aminoacids have the following groups: A amino group, a carboxylic acid, a hydrogen and a radical which is variable. All the groups are bound to a carbon atom, which become asymmetric, and that lead us to the thrid.
Third, amino acids are chiral, which means they can be found in two mirror-image forms. The two are forms are called L isomer or D isomer.
Fourth, aminoacids also have a absolute configuration, which is about how the rotation is. The rotation follows the weight of the various groups on the asymmetric carbon.
Fifth, there are 20 amino acids and the only difference between them is the radical. The amino radical can be hydrophobic, polar, positive or negative charged.